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A gift for dolly: tam, skirt and sweater pattern, yours for free!

December 28, 2014

If you know any little girls, I'm sure you've noticed that American Girl
Dolls are all the rage! A few of my friend's grandchildren were getting
American Girl Dolls for Christmas, and you all know how I love to knit
little sweaters! I set to work right away on creating a cute ensemble,
and this is what I came up with. I offer the sewing patterns and
knitting pattern for free. Your Christmas knitting is probably over, but
save this for next year or the next time you need a quick little gift
for a special little girl. While I intended this to be an adult project,
an older child with some experience using the sewing machine will be
able to make the skirt easily on her own. However, be aware that she may
need some help with the hat. The purple sweater is my own design
and is easy even for a beginner knitter. The pattern has been tested
many times; use a row counter and follow my instructions to a T and your
sweater will be perfect! The light blue sweater is also a
free pattern called Boxy Cardigan by Emily Ivey. Snickerdoodle, the
purple sweater, is knit in one piece and is top down. Emily's
long-sleeved cardigan is knit in pieces and seamed. My mods for that are
on my Ravelry project page. All links are at the end of the post.

I've put the patterns for the sweater, tam and skirt on a PDF file that you can download here. I don't have the pictures below on the PDF file as I hate long patterns that I have to print out and imagine you feel the same way. If you are a beginner at sewing you may need to come back to this tutorial post to see all the pictures. Beginner or not, your doll should be wearing her skirt and hat within the hour! You can make the tam and skirt with 3/8 yard fabric.

Let's begin with the hat!

For the tam, cut out two circles 6 1/2" diameter.
On one circle cut out a center circle to leave a 1 1/2" wide circle for the underside of the hat.
Discard center circle. For brim, cut out a 14" by 2" strip.

With right sides together, seam outer circle with a 1/4" seam. Turn right side out and press.

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Thank you for this post! Everything is so cute, from the buttons to the fabric and of course, the sweaters. I've printed out the pattern and will keep it for when my granddaugter gets a little older and asks for a doll. I'm certain that will happen one day even though she is only 2 now! Happy New Year!